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CH 47 Chinook helicopter wreckage
Photos courtesy of Antonello Paone of Roma Italia

Here you can see images of the wreck of a CH 47 "Chinook" helicopter of the Italian army, sunk in 1979 in Lake of Bolsena near Rome. The wreck is deep at 101 meter, the water is very cold (7° C.) and conditions are very dark. The CH ditched into the lake because of an engine problem however the crew survived, the helicopter is now upside down and the cockpit is broken and separated from the rest of the wreck, but the condition of conservation is still very good. The green paint and the logo "Esercito" are a perfect condition as you can see from these images. Antonello Paone used his Seacam housing with a 14 mm lens and Subtronic strobes shooting with Kodak 100 VS film. Gabriele Paparo is the model here in the images.

© Antonello Paone 2005
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